Poultry Industry News: Philippines
Friday, May 17, 2013
Philippines Agriculture, Fisheries Grows 3.3 Per Cent in Q1 2013PHILIPPINE - The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 3.3 per cent in the first three months of 2013, as all four subsectors — crops, fishery, poultry and livestock — posted respective increases, grossing a total of P352.5 billion at current prices....
Saturday, April 27, 2013
LDP Farms Food Corporation Signs Hatchery Expansion Deal with PetersimePHILIPPINES - LDP Farms Food Corporation, supplier of day-old chicks to Philippine poultry integrator San Miguel, has signed an agreement with Petersime to expand their hatchery in San Fabian with an extra setting capacity of 576,000 eggs per week....
Friday, April 26, 2013
Grants for Polillo FarmersPHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture is allotting an initial P80 million for various agricultural and fishery projects to further increase the productivity and incomes of small farmers and fisherfolk in five towns comprising the Polillo group of...
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Philippines Poultry Sector Grew in 2012PHILIPPINES - The Filipino poultry sector witnessed a growth of 4.5 per cent in 2012. The growth was boosted by strong chicken production as a result of high chicken demand throughout the year....
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Landbank Lends to Small FarmersPHILIPPINES - The Land Bank of the Philippines further strengthened its support to agriculture and fisheries with loan releases amounting to P39.9 billion in 2012, benefiting 772,892 small farmers and fishermen. ...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Census of Agriculture, Fisheries OngoingPHILIPPINES - The National Statistics Office (NSO) is currently conducting the nationwide Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) for 2012 which started 25 February and expected to end on 13 April, 2013....
Monday, March 04, 2013
DA Seeks More Poultry, Livestock ExportsPHILIPPINES - The Filipino Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing new overseas markets for livestock and poultry products to prepare the country’s farm sector ahead of the removal of trade barriers under the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA). Asean...
Friday, March 01, 2013
Land Bank Extends P39.9B Loan to Small Farmers, Fishers in 2012PHILIPPINES - The Land Bank of the Philippines released P39.9 billion loan in 2012 to further strengthen support to small farmers and fishers....
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Trading Center for Organic Farmers to Rise in Nueva VizcayaPHILIPPINES - Farmers producing organic products will soon have a trading center of their own with the proposed establishment of the Organic Farmers Trading Center (OFTC) in barangay Magsaysay in this town. ...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Asipulo Farmers, Women Learn Organic Duck, Native Pig RaisingPHILIPPINES - Personnel of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET) conducted lectures on organic duck raising and upgraded native pig production to farmers and members of women organizations of the remote community of Natkak in barangay Camandag recently....
Thursday, February 14, 2013
DA Readying Livestock, Poultry Subsectors for ExportPHILIPPINES - The Philippines can become competitive in exporting livestock and poultry, especially with the elimination of tariffs on most farm goods traded within the ASEAN region once the region is integrated into a single market in 2015, the Department...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Insurance Cover Available to Farmers in North SamarPHILIPPINES - More or less 5,000 farmers and fishermen could make use of of the insurance coverage offered by the provincial government of Northern Samar. ...
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Storm Quinta Caused P15 Million Damage in AklanPHILIPPINES - Tropical storm “Quinta” that hit Aklan last year has caused P15.3 million worth of damages in the province. ...
Monday, January 21, 2013
Agriculture Sector Grew by 2.9 Per Cent in 2012PHILIPPINES - The country’s agriculture industry — bannered by the crops, poultry and livestock subsectors — grew by 2.92 per cent in 2012, grossing P1.4 trillion at current prices. ...
Monday, January 14, 2013
Farmers File Complaint Against Thai FirmPHILIPPINES - The United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) is bent on filing a case against the directors of the Board of Investments for the perks given to Thai food firm, Charoen Pokphand Foods Corp....
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Biliran Statistics Office to Conduct CensusPHILIPPINES - To establish an inventory of the agricultural and fishery resources of which data collected will be used by policymakers and planners the National Statistics Office (NSO) will conduct the 2012 Census on Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF)....
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Indian River Meeting Celebrates SuccessPHILIPPINES - Members of the Indian River (IR) Association recently gathered in Manila, Philippines, to talk about country progress, demand for IR birds and best practise husbandry. The three day event also welcomed new Grandparent (GP) customers; Bounty...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Government Sure of Agricultural Growth Despite 'Pablo' DamagePHILIPPINES - There's nothing stopping good practices and improved systems, especially in the agriculture sector. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala is confident that the agriculture sector would post a positive growth for the last quarter of the...
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Philippines Bans Australian Poultry ImportsPHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily suspended the importation of poultry and other poultry products from Australia because of the recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) there....
Philippines Lifts Ban on Taiwanese PoultryPHILIPPINES - The Philippines has lifted the ban on poultry products imported from Taiwan after global health authorities declared the east Asian country free from the bird flu virus....
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Agricultural Sector Grows by 1.9 Per Cent PHILIPPINES - The country’s agriculture sector has a total value of P956 billion at current prices, as it grew by 1.93 per cent during the first nine months of the year, the Department of Agriculture said. ...
Monday, October 22, 2012
Poultry Farmers Urged to Export Chicken to South KoreaPHILIPPINES - The Philippine Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to start exporting choice chicken cuts to South Korea, after the country approved the Philippines’ request to export frozen chicken parts to Seoul....
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Government Further Strengthens Agri-Fishery EducationPHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Education (DepEd) will jointly explore ways to improve the delivery of agriculture and fishery offerings in 126 agri-fishery technical vocational schools. ...
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Philippine Gov't Promotes Poultry BenefitsPHILIPPINES - The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Nutrition Communication Network (Nutricomnet) is promoting meats and poultry to be included in meals. ...
Monday, October 01, 2012
Aklan’s Workers up for RegistrationPHILIPPINES - Farmers, farm labourers and fishermen in Aklan’s 327 barangays - the smallest administrative division - are going to be registered in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) of the National Statistics Office (NSO)....
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